incanto

See also: incantò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈkan.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: in‧càn‧to

Etymology 1

Noun

incanto m (plural incanti)

1. spell, charm, enchantment, fascination, magic

   Synonyms: incantesimo, magia, sortilegio, meraviglia

   • 1959, “Love in Portofino”, L. Chiosso, F. Buscaglione (lyrics), performed by Dalida:

     Nel dolce incanto del mattino / il mare ti ha portato a me.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• incantare

Verb

incanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of incantare

Etymology 2

Noun

incanto m (plural incanti)

1. auction

   Synonym: asta

Related terms

• incantare

Verb

incanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of incantare

Anagrams

• cantino, cantoni, cintano, connati, tannico

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ cantō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈkan.toː/, [ɪŋˈkän̪t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈkan.to/, [iŋˈkän̪t̪o]

Verb

incantō (present infinitive incantāre, perfect active incantāvī, supine incantātum); first conjugation

1. to sing
2. to recite, say or mutter over (a magic form of words)
3. to consecrate with spells; enchant

Conjugation

Conjugation of incantō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incantō	incantās	incantat	incantāmus	incantātis	incantant
	imperfect	incantābam	incantābās	incantābat	incantābāmus	incantābātis	incantābant
	future	incantābō	incantābis	incantābit	incantābimus	incantābitis	incantābunt
	perfect	incantāvī	incantāvistī	incantāvit	incantāvimus	incantāvistis	incantāvērunt, incantāvēre
	pluperfect	incantāveram	incantāverās	incantāverat	incantāverāmus	incantāverātis	incantāverant
	future perfect	incantāverō	incantāveris	incantāverit	incantāverimus	incantāveritis	incantāverint
	sigmatic future1	incantāssō	incantāssis	incantāssit	incantāssimus	incantāssitis	incantāssint
passive	present	incantor	incantāris, incantāre	incantātur	incantāmur	incantāminī	incantantur
	imperfect	incantābar	incantābāris, incantābāre	incantābātur	incantābāmur	incantābāminī	incantābantur
	future	incantābor	incantāberis, incantābere	incantābitur	incantābimur	incantābiminī	incantābuntur
	perfect	incantātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	incantātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	incantātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incantem	incantēs	incantet	incantēmus	incantētis	incantent
	imperfect	incantārem	incantārēs	incantāret	incantārēmus	incantārētis	incantārent
	perfect	incantāverim	incantāverīs	incantāverit	incantāverīmus	incantāverītis	incantāverint
	pluperfect	incantāvissem	incantāvissēs	incantāvisset	incantāvissēmus	incantāvissētis	incantāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	incantāssim	incantāssīs	incantāssīt	incantāssīmus	incantāssītis	incantāssint
passive	present	incanter	incantēris, incantēre	incantētur	incantēmur	incantēminī	incantentur
	imperfect	incantārer	incantārēris, incantārēre	incantārētur	incantārēmur	incantārēminī	incantārentur
	perfect	incantātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	incantātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	incantā	—	—	incantāte	—
	future	—	incantātō	incantātō	—	incantātōte	incantantō
passive	present	—	incantāre	—	—	incantāminī	—
	future	—	incantātor	incantātor	—	—	incantantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		incantāre	incantāvisse	incantātūrum esse	incantārī	incantātum esse	incantātum īrī
participles		incantāns	—	incantātūrus	—	incantātus	incantandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		incantandī	incantandō	incantandum	incantandō	incantātum	incantātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Descendants

• Aromanian: ncãntu, ncãntari
• Catalan: encantar
• English: enchant, incant, incantate
• French: enchanter
• Friulian: incjantâ, inčhantâ
• Galician: encantar
• Italian: incantare
• Portuguese: encantar
• Romanian: încânta, încântare
• Sicilian: ncantari, incantari
• Spanish: encantar
• Venetan: incantar

References

• “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “incanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• incanto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.